Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Day 11 of 12 Goodie Giveaway

I think yesterday's comments were my favorite so far. Who knew that the idea of French poultry could lead to such creative responses? You guys are so funny! Let's keep the creativity going today. Bring on the turtle doves! :)

Yesterday's winner was #65. Not only did the random number generator select that winning number, it was one of the comments from yesterday that led to an outloud giggle.

#65 - Lisnaweary QuiltsI think 3 French Hens would be very posh, I think they would need their own castle..they would probably have little parasols..little pillbox hats...little bows around their necks and they would chatter all day.

Today's goodies are a full FQ set of Tufted Tweets in all 3 color stories.

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In your comment tell me what you'd do with two turtle doves

Good luck! And see you tomorrow for the announcement of the Day 11 winner and for the start of the Day 12 (last day!!) giveaway!!

Turtle doves historically are emblems of devoted love - so if I received two I would cherish and take care of them with love as I would the person who gave them to me! They could free range with the three French hens. thanks!

I remember some pictures my teacher used when I was a kid learning this song in school. The doves literally had turtle shells on them to help us remember what to sing. I've never forgotten it. I'm sure we were all totally confused why the birds were half turtle.

This was one of those 12 Days of Christmas gifts that puzzled me as a child. I always imagined two turtles and two doves (which makes four things and no sense), but they could have been a cross-breed of turtle and dove!! Mad science experiments gone awry.

Anyway, I'm rather unimaginative when it comes to actually thinking of what to do with them. In reality I'd have to give them away because my apartment doesn't allow pets and I'm afraid the dogs in the yard across from us would eat them.

Since I didn't know what Turtle Doves were for sure, I went for the Google Image and here is what I found: http://media.photobucket.com/image/recent/g8rgirl68/TurtleDoves.jpgWow - what fun the grandkids would have on the beach with them!

My eight year old son said he would keep them and give them flying lessons. Does that mean he gets the fabric if we randomly win? Or does that mean that he needs a lesson on who would actually be qualified to give flying lessons?

I think it depends on what kind of turtle doves they are.. I remember an episode of Sabrina the Teenage Witch where they had some wisecracking turtle doves.. that were literally turtles with dove wings. Those would be cool. Swim and fly at the same time. I'd probably have to keep them indoors though, since we've got Peregrine Falcons that like to hunt around here.

I have never understood why 2 animals would be given the same name and yet be so drastically different. When I hear turtle doves I see green box turtles flying around with soft white wings and their gentle cooing. So I would watch my 2 turtle doves fly around and ponder who came up with the bizarre naming convention.

Oh, wow, they are realy animals! The literate german translation of turtle dove is love bird, so that was confusing!So what to do with two turtle doves? How about making them a little white house like the one in the fairy tales?

I would have to build a large home for the turtle doves within my own home because they are so beautiful. Normally, all birds would be given to my sister, but dang if doves aren't beautiful and SOUND beautiful, too!!! I'd love to be surrounded by dove calls all day, every day! ;)

I think their feathers would make lovely stuffing for the pillows I'd make with the Tufted Tweets fabric if I were the lucky winner today! As they're love birds, my partner and I could enjoy a romantic meal too ;)

i never knew what turtle doves were when i was a kid. okay, i'm 31, and i still don't know what they are! i mean, obviously, they're birds. but beyond that, i'm clueless. so i'd probably just let them fly away. :)

I am not exactly sure what a turtle dove is but I picture a chocolate turtle candy... the kind with nuts and caramel. Yum. In which case I would clone them ( because 2 just isnt enough) and then eat them.

Hmm, I'd have to keep my two turtle doves in an enclosure to keep them safe from my cats. That would be kind of sad. :( Are they wild turtle doves, or were they raised in captivity? If they were wild I could set them free if they hadn't gotten used to being taken care of...but otherwise I'd have to get a cage, but I would love to enjoy listening to them coo! :)

I would build a little home for them outside my bedroom window. That way, their cooing could wake me up every morning. When I lived in Paris in college, the doves woke me up every day. SO much better than an alarm clock!

I don't really know much about turtledoves, but I imagine them to be beautiful, peaceful creatures that coo all day. So I would get them a fancy cage and send them to a nursing home to bring peace and calm to the residents and visitors.

What a dilemma. I would probably build them a really big cage so they had heaps of room to fly around but still be kept safe from cats and other predators and give them lots of lovely things to build their nest with.

hmmm. 2 Turtle Doves...(not sure of EXACTLY what a Turtle Dove actually is...but I assume it's a bird....or a turtle?!)...well, I'd welcome them in, and tell them that they take their chances with 2 toddlers, 2 terriers, and a multitude of miscellaneous relatives!!

Two Turtle Doves would be wonderful pets (not for eating) and need a dovecote or special birdcage for them. I think my grandniece would like the Doves as she's asked for a pet for Christmas. Watching them coo would be fun.

Are turtle doves a mix between that oh-so-delicious Turtles candy and Dove Chocolates?... If so, I'd eat 'em up!!! ;-) But if we're talking about turtle DOVES-- the bird kind--- I'd release them to join in with all the other doves that live here and feed on our bird feeder! I'm sure they'd fit right in! :-) THANK YOU SO MUCH for the chance to win this gorgeous fabric prize!!!! :-)

OK, I don't want anyone to panic, but I think that the caged birds that the lovely lady brought to the small strange town in the beginning of Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds were . . . Turtle Doves. They call them "Love Birds". Anyway, I think if I wasn't totally creeped out by them, I'd keep them for awhile to learn their Turtledove ways, then set them free to enchant someone else. Those fabrics are amazing!

I would keep and pet them until my wedding day :) That would make such a romantic day when I finally let them fly away.BTW: Tufted Tweeds is one of my all time favourite lines. Just had to restash these red birds on a wire. Love them! :)Susanne

I hope those turtle doves don't plan on going anywhere after they visit our house. I want them to settle in, cooing and sweetly raising their family. When we lived in Southern California, doves would make their nests in the hanging baskets in our courtyard. It was a very sweet experience to watch them tend to their eggs and then to the tiny babies. We watched anxiously as the little ones stood on the edge of the basket, geraniums and begonias bobbing around them, and gathered the courage to jump off and fly.

We love where we live now, but we miss our doves. So bring on the turtle doves!